Published November 12, 2026
Yale New Haven Hospital Heart and Vascular Center has earned a three-out-of-three star rating from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons , American College of Cardiology and Transcatheter Valve Therapy Registry for its transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) program. It is the only Connecticut hospital– and only one of two facilities in New England – to receive this designation.
TAVR is a minimally invasive procedure to replace the aortic valve in patients with aortic stenosis – which occurs when a narrowed heart valve does not fully open. A team of interventional cardiologists and cardiac surgeons inserts a replacement valve on a catheter which enters the body through a small incision in the chest, groin or wrist. Because the procedure is performed without opening the chest, patients recover quicker and are discharged sooner.
